With more than 500,000 Canadians registered in minor hockey, the question is always – how do we teach them
the sport? That’s where skill development camps and skill standards and testing come in a consistent way
for players from coast to coast to learn Canada’s game.

With Canada’s success on the international stage, female hockey has continued to grow. Opportunities for
players, coaches and officials to be involved in minor hockey and high performance programs have increased in
large part to programs and events held across Canada.

Without the thousands of coaches who volunteer their time and step behind the bench every season, there would
be no hockey in Canada. So just how can you become a coach? How can you become certified? How can you work
with other coaches to become a better coach?

The officials are the third team on the ice, without whom the game would not happen. The six levels of Hockey
Canada’s officiating program take officials from the lowest divisions of minor hockey through the top levels
of hockey in Canada, and the international game.

Being a hockey parent is no easy task. Hockey parents are often called upon to wear many different volunteer hats, some of which result in conflicting roles. A hockey parent may be a coach, evaluator, director or a referee – any of whom is required to make decisions in everyone’s best interest while still being a mom or dad wanting what’s best for his or her own child.

Hockey Canada makes safety a top priority for all players and participants involved with hockey. Through programming such as the Hockey Canada Safety Program and the Speak Out Program as well as through initiatives such as the Hockey Canada concussion app for smartphones and the Chevrolet Safe and Fun Program we continue to build respect and safety for all involved.

Hockey Canada continues to look for new ways to get young Canadians
involved in the game. Hockey is enriching the lives of athletes young
and old, from kindergarten to high school. Hockey Canada is bringing the
game to the classroom! Are you ready?

Sledge hockey is an innovative team sport that incorporates the same rules and
discipline structure as regular ice hockey. Sledge hockey players sit on specially designed sleds, or
‘sledges’, with skate blades under the seat. Two sticks are used to not only pass, stickhandle and shoot the
puck, but also to propel and maneuver their sledges.